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Romain Pasquier-Flaud is an equity derivatives strategist with experience across flow analysis, volatility, and structured products in APAC markets. He co-founded Avantas Research.AI, an AI-powered platform delivering market research, portfolio optimization, and asset allocation insights to institutional and high-net-worth clients. Before that, he was an Equity Derivatives Strategist at BNP Paribas CIB in Hong Kong, advising hedge fund clients on index rebalancing flows, passive fund positioning, and derivative trade ideas. His background includes roles at Bank of China, Crédit Agricole CIB, and Société Générale CIB in structured products and exotic equity derivatives. He holds a Master of Finance from Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SJTU) and a Bachelor of Finance from EDHEC Business School. He is based in Hong Kong and speaks English, French, and Mandarin.
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Internships in audit (EY) and IB M&A (Rothschild)
4 years of Transaction Advisory Services
8 years of Private Equity
2 years of Corporate M&A
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International strategy and transformation professional with 13+ years of experience in consulting and industry, delivering corporate strategy development and execution, complex transformations, and strategic decision support.
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- Private Equity Associate focused on Real Estate investments in Latin America at a large global institutional investor managing over US$500B in assets.
- Over 4 years at the firm, initially hired as a public equities long/short analyst before transitioning to the private markets platform.
- Early member of a lean investment team managing a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, which scaled from ~US$2B to ~US$6B during tenure.
- Worked directly with the portfolio manager with significant autonomy across the full investment process, including idea generation, financial modeling, investment memos, and diligence.
- Regular interaction with corporate management teams and sell-side analysts, supporting both investment sourcing and ongoing portfolio monitoring.
- Transitioned to the private real estate team (promotion to Associate) to gain deeper exposure to direct investing, transaction structuring, and asset-level value creation.
- Focused on private market transactions in a capital-constrained region, providing exposure to complex deal structures and partnerships with local operators.
Prior experience in Equity Capital Markets at a leading global investment bank, participating in 20+ equity offerings during a period of historically low interest rates and elevated market activity.
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I’m a CFA charterholder with 15+ years working inside hedge funds, asset managers, and global financial institutions. My career has included roles in portfolio management, equity and credit research, derivatives strategy, and institutional investment research leadership.
I began my career in hedge funds working across credit, equities, and event-driven strategies, eventually becoming a Portfolio Manager on a long/short equity strategy. I’ve also worked in institutional equity sales and trading and served as a portfolio manager for concentrated North American equity portfolios.
More recently I’ve led investment research teams and worked directly with major asset managers and institutional investors on factor investing, portfolio construction, and investment strategy.
Through mentoring and coaching, I’ve helped analysts and aspiring portfolio managers understand:
- How professional investors generate and evaluate investment ideas
- How to balance qualitative and quantitative investment approaches
- How to best articulate investment ideas
- How to distinguish attractive fundamentals from an attractiveness stock
- How portfolio managers think about risk, position sizing, and portfolio construction
- The difference between textbook finance and how the industry really works
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My career has been built around a simple idea: complex financial decisions don’t have to feel overwhelming when the analysis is sharp, the communication is clear, and the team behind the work genuinely cares about getting it right. That’s the mindset I bring to valuation, transaction opinions, strategy, and litigation support—and it’s what has kept me energized across every role I’ve taken on.
Today, as a Vice President in Kroll’s Transaction Opinions practice, I spend my time helping clients navigate some of their most consequential decisions. Fairness and solvency opinions, LBOs, GP‑led secondaries, recapitalizations—you name it, I’ve probably modeled it, stress‑tested it, and explained it to a boardroom full of people who needed clarity fast. I appreciate combining technical expertise with practical influence, and I find it particularly rewarding to guide teams on projects where both accuracy and thoughtful decision-making are essential.
Before this, I served as a Vice President in Kroll’s Valuation Advisory Services group, where my world revolved around financial reporting, investor reporting, transaction pricing, tax valuation, and litigation support. I’ve built transfer‑pricing models, valued derivatives using Python and VBA, and supported expert‑witness work across IP and commercial disputes. These experiences taught me how to break down complicated problems and communicate them in a way that resonates.
During the earlier stages of my career, I led valuation, litigation, and strategic projects at Anderson Economic Group, contributing significantly to firmwide revenue and serving as a designated subject matter expert in numerous court cases. And before that, I led the equity research team at BNP Asia, setting investment strategy, developing derivative products, and analyzing companies across a wide range of industries.
Across all these roles, a few things have stayed constant: I care deeply about analytical rigor, I enjoy building and mentoring strong teams, and I’m happiest when I’m helping clients make decisions that truly matter. I also love improving how work gets done—most recently by leading the development of AI‑enabled valuation tools for Kroll’s Opinions practice.
Thank you for taking the time to review my background. I’d welcome the chance to bring this blend of technical depth, leadership, and practical problem‑solving to you.
Warm regards,
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-Strong analytical background having been trader and investor in cash and derivative products in Interest rates, FX and equities globally
-Experienced asset manager in hedge funds, internal prop and superannuation fund.
-Global emphasis with style in macro economic investing. Familiar with sourcing and creating research
-Senior trader in interest rates at Macquarie Bank; Managing Director EM at Bankers Trust Singapore; Global head of EM trading at Deutsche Bank London
-Principal of Global EM hedge funds; Head of tactical asset allocation (TAA) and SAA at Sunsuper; Prop trading at NAB in rates, FX
-BA and HBA from Ivey School of Business (UWO) in Canada.
-Work experience in Sydney, Australia, Singapore, New York and London
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Multicultural finance professional with a master's degree from the UK and over 10 years of experience in financial strategy and sustainable investments. Participated and led local and international investment projects across various industries with a strong focus on sustainability. Always driven by proactive leadership, honesty, integrity, and a deep respect for people, I am committed to fostering collaborative work environments centered on continuous improvement, integrity and coherence. My ability to solve problems, pay attention to details, and maintain articulate communication has enabled me to build strong client relationships and present innovative solutions in executive settings.
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Currently in Private Equity (Italy) after starting my career in Big 4 (M&A).
How I can help:
- CV Roast;
- LBO & Case Study Review;
- 1 - 1 interview.
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I am a Finance and M&A professional with over a decade of experience in strategic growth and financial engineering. Currently serving as an M&A Manager at Accenture, I lead complex acquisition projects across Latin America, specializing in business valuation and negotiation. I hold a Master in Finance from UCEMA and am passionate about driving impactful business outcomes through data-driven decision-making
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We have an incredible team of 1,000+ dedicated mentors across top firms all around the world. Our #1 goal is to make sure you are placed in the hands of the most competent and detail-oriented professional in your specific target industry. This coupled with our strict process ensures a smooth and thorough experience. Why do we use actual professionals? The answer is simple: they are the ones ACTUALLY SCREENING APPLICATIONS for their own firms! They know what it takes to make it out of the trash pile and into the interview pile. On top of this, since we have been doing mentor sessions for over a decade across THOUSANDS of clients, we are able to immediately identify a top mentor and feed them more clients to ensure happy customers like you (due to our strict screening process). Our team includes investment bankers at all the top bulge brackets and elite boutique banks as well as private equity, hedge fund and VC professionals at the most prestigious funds. We also have reviewers at the top management consulting firms in the world, elite prop trading firms, top corporate finance roles as well as other related finance careers.
Usually these are all self-limiting beliefs, but if you're unsure if we are a good match for you, please send us a quick email to [email protected] and we can send over some bios if we think there might be a potential good match for you.
Too Young / Too Inexperienced: We do NOT recommend our mentor service until you at least have at least some relevant WORK experience that we can leverage. For the young clients out there, this means an internship, ideally in your target or related industry. If you are still in high school, it is unlikely that you have this experience. The earliest we'd recommend doing a mentor session is early freshman or early sophomore year as you prepare for summer internship recruiting. If you have no relevant experience then it probably doesn't make sense to sign up for the service. Our mentors are amazing, but they aren't magicians. If you tell us you really want to be in Investment Banking or Private Equity (for example) and everything in your background points to law or medicine, it's going to be an uphill battle. On the other hand, if you have unrelated experience but you have started the transition process by taking relevant classes and joining relevant clubs and associations, we'd love to work with you. You may not be the most competitive candidate, but we will highlight the most relevant education and functions at your current job that would translate well across industries.
Too Old / Too Experienced: We DO recommend our mentor service for more experienced professionals that are looking to make a transition or have an interview coming up. We have several very senior mentors that can answer the tough questions and make sure you are up to date on the latest trends in your target industry. However, before you move forward, we encourage you to give yourself an honest assessment. If you are looking to make the transition and have not made any steps outside of considering this mentor program, you probably aren't ready. If you've taken steps (education, new degrees, courses, etc) and feel like you're ready, we're on board and eager to help!
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Yes, our mentors often do refer our clients for open positions at their firms (over 20%), however, this should not be asked of our mentors to avoid a conflict of interest and it should not be expected as part of the service. It is up to you to impress the mentor if this is your goal, however, we believe you can gain much more out of the experience by being honest about your weaknesses and concerns with the mentor so there can be an open dialogue on how to improve your chances.
The only discounts are for larger packages and more hours purchased at once. This is an incredibly labor intensive 1-on-1 service using finance professionals that typically make well over $200/hr and are doing this primarily to give back.
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Career services advisers at your school are not screening applications for interviews...neither are your classmates. If you do happen to have a friend in the industry, are they going to take the hours necessary to give you a realistic mock interview? Odds are that their time is limited outside the office and if they do give you some guidance, it won't be as thorough as our expert mentors. If you look at the competitive nature of recruiting nowadays, why would leave your application up to chance when many of these jobs pay well over $100,000?
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